The Wonderful Adventures of Captain Priest a Tale of But Few Incidents And No
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Dick runs up the shrouds like a cat, and yells out, greatly excited " A sail, by golly !" " Wharebouts be she ?" roars Captain Job. " Right off here away, " answers Dick ; " and I guess she's a'stearin' right across our course. " " By the livin' jingo !" shouts Job, as he runs up the shrouds, " we'll find out where we be now, if the Sally Ann haint lost the use of her legs by this infarnal cruise. " Job's observation was quite satisfactory ; down he came, and with unusual energy went to work to... increase the speed of his vessel. " Here, gal !" he cried to Mary, " see if you can't hold the tiller. You, Dick, stay where you be. Pete, get the scoot horn and wet down them sails, and I'll get up the gaff topsel. " Away bowled the Sally Ann, and very soon the gallant-sails of the stranger were visible from the deck, then the topsails, and at last the hull and all of a brave ship hove in sight. Job bad an old " star and stripe" flag on board, which was used on " Fourths of July, " and other great patriotic occasions for Job was a great patriot in his way and this flag was now hunted 196 THE END OF THE TALE.
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